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Missing You (2014)

by Harlan Coben

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"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a heart-pounding thriller about the ties we have to our past...and the lies that bind us together. It's a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she feels her whole world explode, as emotions she's ignored for decades come crashing down on her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiance; Jeff, the man who shattered her heart-and who she hasn't seen in 18 years. Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment when past tragedies recede and a new world opens up to her. But when she reaches out to the man in the profile, her reawakened hope quickly darkens into suspicion and then terror as an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light, in which monsters prey upon the most vulnerable. As the body count mounts and Kat's hope for a second chance with Jeff grows more and more elusive, she is consumed by an investigation that challenges her feelings about everyone she ever loved-her former fiance;, her mother, and even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before, and discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there"--… (more)
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  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
Great, but dark story. Lots of twists and turns. ( )
  bcuperus | Dec 22, 2023 |
Kat is a police officer. 18 years earlier, not only was her (also police officer) father murdered, her fiance, Jeff, dumped her and she hasn’t seen him since. But she is still in love with him. Imagine her surprise when a friend insists on putting her on a dating site and there is Jeff! She is cryptic when she sends a message and the reply makes it seem like he has no idea who she is.

Meanwhile, a teenaged (?) boy comes to Kat; he thinks his mother is missing, and it’s suspicious. Even though his mother told him she was meeting a man she was dating. The other police Brandon had gone to didn’t believe him, so why is he coming to Kat and why does he think she’ll believe him?

There were a lot of different storylines happening in this book, but I found them all interesting. They did all come together at the end. There were times when we followed the POV of “bad guys” and I often find those parts in many books boring, or at least not nearly as interesting as the rest, but that wasn’t the case with this one. Not sure why that was. Maybe the dog helped! :-) ( )
  LibraryCin | Oct 18, 2023 |
3.5 stars. This follows the typical Harlan Coben story arc. Engaging and suspensful. ( )
  CarolHicksCase | Mar 12, 2023 |
Kat Donovan is a police woman. As a young woman Kat was engaged to Jeff. At that time, Kat's father, who was also a policeman was murdered on the job. Kat has a hard time dealing with his death which was unsolved. Meanwhile, Jeff walks away. Years later Kat is still single, and realizes Jeff was the love of her life. A friend believes Kat needs to get out more and signs her up for a dating site. Kat logs on to the site and finds Jeff's picture. She instant messages him and he seems not to remember her.

At work a young college man, Brandon wants Kat to help investigate the man his mother, Dana is dating. Brandon is concerned because his mother is out of the country with her new love and a large amount of money has been transferred from his mother's account. Kat learns Dana is dating Jeff. As Kat tries to find out where Jeff lives, it appears he is off the grid. Kat needs to find Jeff and figure out what is going on with Dana. This book has many twists and turns and will keep you guessing until you turn the last page. ( )
  dara85 | Sep 7, 2022 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Coben, Harlanprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
AZIMI, RoxaneTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Busk, SisselTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hansen, Poul BratbjergTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kwisinski, GunnarTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
LaVoy, JanuaryNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a heart-pounding thriller about the ties we have to our past...and the lies that bind us together. It's a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she feels her whole world explode, as emotions she's ignored for decades come crashing down on her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiance; Jeff, the man who shattered her heart-and who she hasn't seen in 18 years. Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment when past tragedies recede and a new world opens up to her. But when she reaches out to the man in the profile, her reawakened hope quickly darkens into suspicion and then terror as an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light, in which monsters prey upon the most vulnerable. As the body count mounts and Kat's hope for a second chance with Jeff grows more and more elusive, she is consumed by an investigation that challenges her feelings about everyone she ever loved-her former fiance;, her mother, and even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before, and discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there"--

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